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Niches / Casual + First-Person

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Casual + First-Person

Games tagged both Casual and First-Person: 879 indie paid launches, 37 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Casual + First-Person priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Casual and is about level with First-Person; priced $10 to $20 it beats Casual and is about level with First-Person.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Casual + First-Person beats Casual and is about level with First-Person: 22.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.8 in 100 for Casual and 24.5 in 100 for First-Person.

That is about 1.1 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagCasual
13.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.8 in 100
Typical earnings$4,254
Launches1,006 / 139 hits
Pair leads by8.2 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairCasual + First-Person
22.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.0 in 100
Typical earnings$12,010
Launches100 / 22 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagFirst-Person
24.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,866
Launches539 / 132 hits
A tie, apart by2.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Casual is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices879 in pairUnder $5513 in pair$5 to $10249 in pair$10 to $20100 in pair$20 to $4017 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 100 games tagged both Casual and First-Person priced $10 to $20. 22.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 12.9 in 100 for Casual-only games and 25.1 in 100 for First-Person-only games, so the mix beats Casual alone and trails First-Person alone.

Both: 100 games priced $10 to $20; 22.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,010.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 100 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

House Flipper 2leads this pair17.5%
PairHouse Flipper 217.5%
CasualHouse Flipper 23.9%
First-PersonSchedule I18.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Casual + First-Person

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • House Flipper 2 earned 17.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 879 Casual + First-Person launches.
  • It also leads Casual, with 3.9% of that tag's money.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 18.8% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Casual + First-Person is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Casual + First-Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view846 of 879 launchesWithout the breakout878 of 879 launchesLast 18 months286 of 879 launches
Launches counted87937 hits84636 hits87836 hits28619 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.3 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 246.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$478top tenth $19,805+$506$478$436
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%no change-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100+57.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$28 more0.0%no change-8.8%$42 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Casual and First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 879 launches.

Launches counted
87937 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$478top tenth $19,805+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 33 of 879 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
84636 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$506
Chance against standard
+1.1%no change
Typical against standard
+5.9%$28 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (17.5% of the money): 878 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
87836 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 286 of 879.

Launches counted
28619 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$436
Chance against standard
+57.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.8%$42 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Casual and First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 879 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 33 of 879 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (17.5% of the money): 878 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 286 of 879.

Casual is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Casual through every lens, all prices
CasualBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view9,378 of 9,921 launchesWithout the breakout9,920 of 9,921 launchesLast 18 months2,915 of 9,921 launches
Launches counted9,921305 hits9,378287 hits9,920304 hits2,915127 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 333.1 in 1001 in 333.1 in 1001 in 334.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$252top tenth $10,057+$268$252$272
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-0.3%no change+41.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.3%$16 more0.0%no change+7.9%$20 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,921 launches.

Launches counted
9,921305 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$252top tenth $10,057+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 543 of 9,921 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9,378287 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+6.3%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (3.9% of the money): 9,920 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9,920304 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$252
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,915 of 9,921.

Launches counted
2,915127 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$272
Chance against standard
+41.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+7.9%$20 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,921 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 543 of 9,921 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (3.9% of the money): 9,920 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,915 of 9,921.

First-Person holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,708 of 3,840 launchesWithout the breakout3,839 of 3,840 launchesLast 18 months1,183 of 3,840 launches
Launches counted3,840270 hits3,708261 hits3,839269 hits1,18394 hits
Earned $100k+7.0 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$793top tenth $42,418+$799$793$750
Chance against standardthe base+0.1%no change-0.3%no change+13.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.8%$6 more0.0%no change-5.4%$43 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,840 launches.

Launches counted
3,840270 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$793top tenth $42,418+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 132 of 3,840 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,708261 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$799
Chance against standard
+0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+0.8%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (18.8% of the money): 3,839 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,839269 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$793
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,183 of 3,840.

Launches counted
1,18394 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$750
Chance against standard
+13.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.4%$43 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,840 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 132 of 3,840 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (18.8% of the money): 3,839 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,183 of 3,840.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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